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Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

West Suffolk, IP29 5AUPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Sep 2024
KS2 Results
60%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
30 1st-choice / 30 places
Ranking
#7,789
of 13,686 nationally

About Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School sits within the Suffolk local authority, a mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11. In the West Suffolk area, it ranks 25th out of 44 primary schools, placing it in the bottom half locally. The top-performing peers in the same authority include Stratford St Mary Primary School, Somerleyton Primary School, and Wenhaston Primary School, all of which score higher on the ranking metric. Across the whole of Suffolk, Barrow ranks 109th out of 253 primary schools, and nationally it sits at 7,789th out of 13,686. The school is Church of England in character and is led by headteacher Helen Ashe. It currently has 207 pupils on roll, very close to its capacity of 210, and 10. 6 per cent of pupils are eligible for free school meals. The school is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 67 applications for 30 places and all 30 first-preference offers taken up, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2. 23.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressColethorpe Lane, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP29 5AU
HeadteacherHelen Ashe
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)10.6%
School Capacity207 / 210 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Sept 2024
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 15 Dec 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearing

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Source: barrowcevcprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.